Thirty-five Capitol police officers are being investigated, including six who have been suspended for pay, for their actions in the deadly January siege, according to the department.
Acting chief Yogananda Pittman has indicated that any officer deemed his actions unacceptable on Jan. 6 will be disciplined, a department spokesman told WTTG on Thursday.
“Our Office of Professional Responsibility is investigating the actions of 35 police officers that day. We have currently suspended six of these salaried agents, “the statement said.
Some Capitol Police officers were captured in a video watching the riots enter Capitol Hill without taking any action.
In a video posted on YouTube, you can see Lieutenant Tarik Khalid Johnson of the Police Capitol wearing a red “Make America Great Great” hat while talking to several supporters of former President Trump.
Johnson, who has since been suspended from the department, put on his cap to gain the trust of protesters so they could pass him through the crowd and enter the building so he could save his fellow officers. , the Wall Street Journal reported.
At one point in the video, Johnson, 45, gives his megaphone to one of the protesters and says, “I’ll follow you.”
The Justice Department has charged more than 250 people with assaulting the Capitol during a cruel attack that left five dead, including veteran Capitol police officer Brian Sicknick.
As a result, Trump was charged a second time with inciting insurrection at the Capitol, but the Senate did not convict him.